Title: header.php disappears
Last modified: April 2, 2021

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# header.php disappears

 *  [fidnko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fidnko/)
 * (@fidnko)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/header-php-disappears/)
 * I was trying to insert Mailchimp custom code in the header php file of my theme
   via the theme editor on the admin dashboard and after l hit update the entire
   header php code disappeared and my site lost all the format, the header section
   and background color etc, now what appears is just text. I am using Listable 
   theme by pixelgrade.
 * What can l do to restore my site and get everything back?
    Really worried, help
   with some tips please.
    -  This topic was modified 5 years, 2 months ago by [fidnko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fidnko/).

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 *  [George Appiah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gappiah/)
 * (@gappiah)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/header-php-disappears/#post-14268336)
 * > after l hit update the entire header php code disappeared
 * Unless you’ve opened the `header.php` file again and seen it to be completely
   blank, I wouldn’t come to this conclusion. What’s more plausible is that your
   edit introduced some error, preventing it (or some part of it) from executing.
 * > What can l do to restore my site and get everything back?
 * The easiest way out would be to grab a fresh copy of the `header.php` file from
   the theme and replace it with what’s online. You may need some form of file access
   to do that: FTP, web-based File Manager (from your host), or even a WordPress
   File Manager plugin.
 * If you continue to have a problem with this, please contact the Listable theme’s
   author for help. This is a commercial theme, and as we don’t have access to commercial
   themes here at WordPress.org, we’re unable to help with issues specific to the
   theme.
 * And to prevent such issues in the past, it’s generally not a good idea to edit
   theme & plugin files directly, especially for something as simple as inserting
   JavaScript code. If you have no option and MUST edit theme files, create a child
   theme instead. This way, you can safely update the theme without losing your 
   changes. But to simply insert JavaScript code, perhaps a plugin would be a better
   idea.
 * Good luck!
 *  Thread Starter [fidnko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fidnko/)
 * (@fidnko)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/header-php-disappears/#post-14269739)
 * Thanks George!
    I did open the header php file again after l saw that the site
   was disfigured and that’s when l noticed the header php code was deleted. I will
   try doing what you have recommended, hopefully l will have it sorted.

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 * Last reply from: [fidnko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fidnko/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/header-php-disappears/#post-14269739)
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